G                  A
Elephant, ain't going home
            C                G
Ain't going home, to be your friend
   G                  A
Elephant, ain't going home
           C                G       G  A  C  G
To start a fire, to be your friend


[Verse 2]
   G                  A
Elephant, ain't going home
            C              G
Ain't going out to start a fight
   G                 A
Elephant, to start a fire
           C                G
To be your friend, it isn't right


[Verse 3]
   G                 A
Elephant, hate being short
           C                G
Hate being long, hate being lost
           G
Hate being round
           A               C        G    G  A  C  G
Hate being round about your lost cause


[Verse 4]
   G                    A
Elephant, ain't getting wired
              C               G
Ain't getting lied to all the time
   G              A
Elephant, I can't hear
        C                  G    D C G N.C.
I can't hear the one you want


[Bridge]
                  D      G
But it makes more sense
              D     G
To be near the riverside
              C
It makes more sense
                       D  D7
'Cause the grass grows high
              G
It makes more sense
             B7     C
To be near to you baby
    C
The very, very, very, very sad truth is
  G              D
I never think sensibly
    C
The very, very, very, very, very sad truth is
  G           D         N.C.
I never think bothers me


[Verse 5]
   G              A
Elephant, getting tired
        C               G
Getting lied to all the time
   G                 A
Elephant, you make it
            C        G         G  A  C  G
You make it seem so available


[Verse 6]
   G            A
Elephant, going down
      C              G
Going down to take a look
       G                  A
Take a look, but bring me down
         C          G   N.C.
Bring me down, elephant